(Industrial Field of Utilization)
[0001] This invention relates to a method for producing indan derivatives having antihypertensive
activities dueto angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activities, and a
method for producing intermediates for producing them.
(Prior Art and Subjects that the Invention is to solve)
[0002] As the compounds exhibiting antihypertensive activities due to ACE inhibitory activities,
there are known indan derivatives represented by the formula

[wherein R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group (preferably methyl group), R
3 stands for an aralkyl group (preferably phenethyl group) and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group (preferably ethyl group), and the asymmetric carbon
atoms shown by (
*1) and (
*2) are both desirably in (S)-configuration] and salts (preferably hydrochloride) thereof
[Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-77651; Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
No. 57-179141; Chem. Pharm. Bull., 34, p.2852(1986)].
[0003] In Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-77651 and Japanese Unexamined Patent
Publication No. 57-179141, the following method is described as a typical one for
preparing the compound (la).

hydrolysis (Ia) (Upon necessity) [wherein R stands for hydrogen or a lower alkyl group]
[0004] In the above method, the compound (la) is usually obtained as a mixture of two kinds
of steric isomers (asymmetric carbon of
*2). Therefore, for obtaining a desired optically-active compound, it is necessary
to resort to, for example, optical resolution.
[0005] In Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 34, p.2852 (1986), the following method
is described.

[0006] The above method comprises condensation of the compound (V) with (VI) in the presence
of diethyl phosphorocyanidate (DEPC). This method has some problems when viewed from
the industrial point in that highly toxic DEPC is used, and that hydrogen cyanide
is generated by the hydrolysis. of DEPC and further that the yield is not so high
(yield: 68%).
[0007] And, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-176941, the following method
is described.

[0008] The above reaction is to obtain the compound (IX) by allowing the compound (VII)
to react with an acyl derivative of the acid represented by the formula (VIII) under
amide-forming conditions. This method also has some problems when viewed from the
Industrial point in that use of ah acyl derivative of the compound of the formula
(VIII) is required and that the yield is not so high (yield: 69.7%).
(Means of Solving the Subjects)
[0009] The present inventors diligently studied industrial methods of preparing the compound
(la), and found that use of diphenyl phosphorochloridate derivatives known as materials
of a mixed acid anhydride for activating carboxyl group in the case of peptide synthesis
[Chem. Ber., 94, p.2644 (1961)] served to condense a compound represented by the formula

[wherein R
1 stands for a lower alkyl group or an aralkyl group] directly with a compound represented
by the formula

[wherein R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group, R
3 stands for an aralkyl group and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group], to produce a compound represented by the formula

[wherein each of the symbols is of the same meaning as defined above] in a high yield.
[0010] Further surprisingly, the present inventors found that the compound (I) was also
obtained in a high yield even by mixing the compound (XI) and a diphenyl phosphorochloridate
derivative and then adding the compound (XII) to the mixture. This fact shows that
the condensation reaction employing a diphenyl phosphorochloridate derivative does
not proceed through such a mixed acid anhydride of the compound (VI) as reported in
Chemishe Berichte, 94, p.2644 (1961) nor through an acyl derivative of the compound
(VI) as described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-176941. Namely,
the present inventors found that a diphenyl phosphorochloridate derivative was a new
type of condensing agent and have completed the present invention.
[0011] More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing the compound
represented by the formula (I), which is characterized by allowing a diphenyl phosphorochloridate
derivative represented by the formula

[wherein X and Y independently stand for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy
group or halogen] and the compound represented by the formula (XII) to react with
the compound represented by the formula (XI), and a method for producing the compound
represented by the formula (la) or the salt thereof, which is characterized by subjecting
the compound represented by the formula (I) which is obtained by the above-mentioned
method to a hydrolysis, elimination or catalytic reduction reaction.
[0012] Referring to the above formulae, the lower alkyl groups shown by R
1, R
2, R
4, X and Y are exemplified by alkyl groups having about 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as
methyl, ethyl, propyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl. As R
2, methyl group is preferable, and, as R
4, ethyl group is preferable.
[0013] Examples of the aralkyl group shown by R
1 include phenyl-lower(C
1-
4)alkyl groups and diphenyl-lower(C
1-4)alkyl groups such as benzyl, phenethyl and diphenylmethyl. The phenyl moiety of the
phenyl-lower alkyl group and diphenyl-lower alkyl group may optionally have 1 to 3
substituents such as a lower(Ci-
4)alkyl group (e.g. methyl, ethyl, propyl), a lower (C
i -
4)alkoxy group (e.g. methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy) and halogen (e.g. fluorine,
chlorine, bromine).
[0014] Examples of the aralkyl group shown by R
3 include phenyl-lower(Ci-
4)alkyl groups such as benzyl, phenethyl and 3-phenylpropyl, and, among them, phenethyl
group is preferable.
[0015] Examples of the alkoxy group shown by X and Y include alkoxy groups having about
1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy and butoxy.
[0016] The halogen shown by X and Y is exemplified by fluorine, chlorine and bromine.
[0017] As R
1, tert-butyl group or benzyl is preferable (more preferably benzyl group), and, as
X and Y, hydrogen is preferable. As the compound (XII), N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-atanine
Is preferable.
[0018] The above reaction of the compounds (XI), (XII) and (XIII) is usually conducted in
a solvent in the presence of a base. As the base to be used, tertiary amines which
are inert to the reaction (e.g. triethylamine, N-methylpiperidine, dimethylaniline,
pyridine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine) are preferable, and triethylamine is more preferable.
As the solvent, any one which is inert to the reaction may be employed, but organic
solvents having relatively low boiling points, such as methylene chloride, ethyl acetate,
chloroform, tetrachloroethane and tetrahydrofuran are preferable. The above bases
can also be used as solvents. The reaction temperature usually ranges from -20°C to
+50°C, preferably from -5°C +30°C. Amounts of the compound (XI)., the compound (XIII)
and the base to be employed are not specifically limited, but it is economically efficient
to use, relative to the compound (XII), generally 1.0 to 1.5 equivalents of the compound
(XI), 1.0 to 2.0 equivalents of the compound (XIII) and 1 to 4 equivalents of the
base. The reaction time is not specifically limited, but, in the case of condensing
the compound (XI) with the compound (XII) in the presence of the compound (XIII),
it is preferably 0.5 to 5 hours.
[0019] After the compounds (XI) and (XIII) are mixed in a solvent in the presence of a base,
the compound (XII) may be added to the reaction mixture. The kinds and amounts of
the bases and the solvents to be employed are the same as those mentioned above. The
period for stirring the compounds (XI) and (XIII) in the solvent Is not specifically
limited, but a period ranging from 1 to 20 hours is generally preferable. Isolatlon.and
purification of the compound (I) from the reaction mixture can be conducted by conventional
means (e.g. extraction, concentration, column chromatography).
[0020] The compound (XI) can be synthesized by, for example, the methods described in Japanese
Unexamined Patent Publication No. 57-77651; Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
No. 57-179141; and Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 34, p.2852(1986).
[0021] The compound (XII) can be synthesized by, for example, the methods described In Japanese
Unexamined Patent Publication No. 58-103364; Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
No. 61-178954; and Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin 34, p.2852(1986).
[0022] The compound (XIII) can be synthesized by, for example, the method described in Japanese
Unexamined Patent Publication No. 47-14127; Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication
No. 47-16422; and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 48-1001. It is also possible
that phosphorus oxychloride is allowed to react with a phenol derivative

in an amount of about two times as much as phosphorus oxychloride at a temperature
ranging from -5°C to +30°C for 0.5 to 3 hours and then that the reaction mixture,
without isolating and purifying the compound (XIII), is used, as it is, for the condensation
reaction of the compounds (XI) and (XII).
[0023] The compound (I) to be obtained by the present invention can be easily led to the
compound (la) by, for example, a hydrolysis, elimination or catalylic reduction reaction.
The hydrolysis (when R
i is a lower alkyl group or aralkyl group) or the elimination reaction (when R
1 is tert-butyl group) is conducted in water or an organic solvent such as methanol,
ethanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, pyridine, acetic acid,
acetone or methylene chloride, or a mixture thereof, and these reactions can also
be conducted by adding an acid (e.g. hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen
fluoride, hydrogen iodide, sulfuric acid, methanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic
acid, trifluoroacetic acid) or a base (e.g. sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide,
potassium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium carbonate, sodium acetate).
The above reaction is usually conducted at a temperature ranging from -20°C to + 150°
C. The catalytic reduction (when R
1 is benzyl group) is conducted in water or an organic solvent such as methanol, ethanol,
ethyl acetate, dioxane or tetrahydrofuran, or a mixture thereof in the presence of
a suitable catalyst such as palladium-carbon. This reaction is conducted under a pressure
ranging from atmospheric pressure to about 150 kg/cm
2 at a temperature ranging from -20°C to +150°C.
[0024] The above-mentioned catalytic reduction is desirably conducted by using, relative
to the compound (I),1 to 100(W/W) % (more preferably 2 to 20(W/W) %) [dry basis] of
palladium-carbon in a lower(C1-4)alcohol (e.g. methanol, ethanol, propanol) or a mixture
of water and the above-mentioned lower alcohol, under a hydrogen pressure ranging
from atmospheric pressure to 10 kg/cm
2 at a temperature ranging from 0° C to +40°C. The reaction period ranges from about
0.5 to about 5 hours, and it is preferable to add an acid (e.g. hydrogen chloride)
to the solvent.
[0025] The salt (preferably pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt) of the compound
(la) may be obtained by the reaction for producing the compound (la), but can also
be produced by addition of an acid (e.g. hydrogen chloride) to the compound (la).
(Working Examples)
[0026] The following Examples will illustrate the present invention, but they are not intended
to limit the present invention. The purity of the products was calculated, using high
performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), by comparing with an authentic sample or
by the peak area percentage method. For the analysis, the following conditions were
employed.
[0027] Column : Nucleosil
10C
18 (4.0mmID x 300 mm)
[0028] Mobile phase : acetonitrile/0.03M potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution = 65/35
[0029] Flow rate : 1 ml/min.
[0030] Detection : 254 nm
Example 1
[0031] N-[(S)-1-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine [5.0 g (18 mmol.)] and tert-butyl
N-(indan-2-yl)glyci nate [5.5 g (22 mmol.)] were added to methylene chloride (200
ml), and the mixture was cooled with ice. Triethylamine [2.6 ml(19 mmol.)] was added
to the mixture. While the reaction mixture was stirred under ice-cooling, diphenyl
phosphorochloridate (commercially available) [7.2 g (27 mmol.)] was added thereto,
and then a methylene chloride solution (30 ml) of triethylamine [2.6 ml (19 mmol.)]
was added dropwise to the resulting mixture. The reaction mixture was stirred at 10°C
or below for two hours, and then poured into a mixture of water (400 ml) and methylene
chloride (200 ml). The organic layer was separated, washed with a 10
0/
0 aqueous solution of phosphoric acid (300 ml), a 1N sodium hydroxide solution (300
ml) and water(400 ml), and then dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. The solvent
was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain a yellow oily product (13.9 g).
Quantitative determination of the desired product, tert-butyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate,
in the oily product was carried out by comparing with an authentic sample by means
of HPLC to find that the purity was 65.6
0/o and the yield was 98%.
[0032] The above-mentioned oily product was dissolved in ethyl acetate(100 ml). A 10/
0 aqeuous solution of sodium bicarbonate (100 ml) was added to the above solution,
and the mixture was stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. The ethyl acetate
layer was separated and concentrated under reduced pressure to thereby raise the purity
of the desired product up to 940/
0.
[0033] The authentic sample was prepared by the method described in Chem. Pharm. Bull. 34
, p.2852(1986).
Example 2
[0034] tert-Butyl N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate [3.54 g (14.3 mmol.)] was dissolved in methylene
chloride (90 ml), and the solution was cooled to 5°C or below. A methylene chloride
solution (10 ml) of diphenyl phosphorochloridate [4.81 g (17.9 mmol.)] and triethylamine
[2.5 g (25 mmol.)] were added to the above solution under stirring at the same temperature.
The mixture was stirred for further 2 hours, and then allowed to stand overnight at
room temperature. N-[(S)-1-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine [3.33 g (11.9
mmol.)] was added to the mixture, and the resulting reaction mixture was stirred at
room temperature for two hours. The reaction mixture was washed with water (100 ml)
and a 10% phosphoric acid solution (60 mi), and then the solvent was distilled off.
The residue was dissolved in ethyl acetate (100 ml). The solution was washed with
a 10% sodium carbonate solution (50 ml) and water (60 mi), and then ethyl acetate
was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain a yellow oily product (7.61 g).
Quantitative determination of tert-butyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate
in the oily product was carried out to find that the purity was 80% and the yield
was 100%.
Example 3
[0035] N-[(S)-1-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine [10.0 g (35.8 mmol.)] and ethyl
N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate [9.42 g (43.0 mmol.)] were suspended in methylene chloride
(250 ml), and the suspension was cooled with ice. Triethylamine [5.2 ml (37 mmol.)]
was added to the suspension to make clear. Diphenyl phosphorochloridate [8.9 ml (43
mmol.)] was added to the mixture. Then, a methylene chloride solution (25 ml) of triethylamine
[5.2 ml (37 mmol.)] was added dropwise to the mixture, and the resulting mixture was
stirred for 2 hours at 10° C or below. The reaction mixture was washed with water
(300 ml), a 10% phosphoric acid solution (300 ml each portion) twice and water (300
ml), and then the organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure. The residue
was dissolved in ethyl acetate (300 ml), and the solution was washed with a 10% phosphoric
acid solution (300 ml), a 10% sodium carbonate solution (300 ml) and a dilute aqueous
solution of sodium chloride (300 ml), successively, and then dried over anhydrous
magnesium sulfate. The solvent was distilled off under reduced pressure to obtain
an oil (17.12 g) in which the principal component was ethyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate.
HPLC peak area percentage: 91.5%; yield: 91.1%. NMR spectrum(CDCI
3) 8 : 1.23, 1.26 (each 3H,t,CH
3x2), 1.32 (3H,d,CH
3), 4.12, 4.15 (each 2H,q,CH
2), 6.9-7.3(9H,m,Ph)
[0036] In the NMR data, s means singlet, d doublet, t triplet, q quartet, m multiplet, Ph
phenyl (the same applies to the subsequent Examples).
[0037] IR spectrum Neat cm-
1 : 3300, 1740, 1645
Example 4
[0038] N-[(S)-1-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine [8.00 g (28.6 mmol.)] and benzyl
N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate [9.67 g (34.4 mmol.)] were subjected to reaction and treatment
in the same manner as those described in Example 3 to yield an oil (17.04 g) in which
the principal component was benzyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yi)glycinate.
HPLC peak area percentage: 87.5%; yield: 96.0%. NMR spectrum(CDCI
3) 8: 1.29 (3H,t,CH
3), 1.33 (3H,d,CH
3), 4.16 (2H,q,CH
2), 5.07 (2H,s,CH
2), 7.0-7.4 (14H,m,Ph)

Example 5
[0039] Ethyl N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate [8.16 g (37.2 mmol.)], diphenyl phosphorochloridate
[7.2 ml (34 mmol.)] and triethylamine [4.8 ml (34 mmol.)] were dissolved in methylene
chloride(240 ml). The solution was stirred for 7 hours at room temperature, and then
allowed to stand overnight. N-[(S)-1-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine [8.00
g (28.6 mmol.)] was added to the solution, and the mixture was cooled with ice. A
methylene chloride solution (12 ml) of triethylamine [4.2 ml (30 mmol.)] was added
dropwise to the above-mentioned mixture and the resulting mixture was stirred for
2 hours at 10° C or below. The reaction mixture was treated in the same manner as
that in Example 3 to obtain an oil (13.46 g) in which the principal component was
ethyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate.
HPLC peak are percentage: 91.6%; yield: 89.6%.
Example 6
[0040] Benzyl N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate [9.67 g (34.4 mmol.)], diphenyl phosphorochloridate
[7.2 ml (34 mmol.)] and triethylamine [4.8 ml (34 mmol.)] were dissolved in methylene
chloride (200 ml). The mixture was stirred for 6 hours at room temperature, and then
allowed to stand overnight. N-[(S)-l-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine [8.00
g (28.6 mmol.)] was added to the reaction mixture. After ice-cooling, a methylene
chloride solution (20 ml) of triethylamine [42 ml (30 mmol.)] was added dropwise to
the reaction mixture. The resulting mixture was stirred for 2 hours at 10°C or below
and then treated in the same manner as that in Example 3 to obtain an oil (16.94 g)
in which the principal component was benzyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate.
HPLC peak area percentage: 88.7%; yield: 96.7%.
Example 7
[0041] Phenol [10.1 g (0.107 mol)] was dissolved in methylene chloride (100 ml). The solution
was cooled to 5°C or below, and phosphorus oxychloride [8.23 g (54 mmol.)] was added
to the solution. At the same temperature, a methylene chloride solution (30 ml) of
triethylamine [10.9 g (0.107 mol.)] was added dropwise to the mixture, and then the
resulting mixture was stirred for one hour at 10°C or below.
[0042] On the other hand, a solution of methylene chloride (300 ml), N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine
[10.0 g (35.8 mmol.)], tert-butyl N-(indan-2-yl)-glycinate [10.6 g(42.9 mmol.)] and
triethylamine [3.78 g (37.3 mmol.)] was prepared. The above-mentioned diphenyl phosphorochloridate
solution was added dropwise at 10°C or below to that solution. The resulting mixture
was stirred for further two hours at the same temperature. The reaction mixture was
washed with water (400 ml), a 10% phosphoric acid solution (300 ml) twice and water
(400 mi), and then the solvent was distilled off. The residue was dissolved in ethyl
acetate (150 ml). The solution was washed with a 10% phosphoric acid solution(100
mi), a 10% sodium carbonate solution (150 ml) and water (150 ml), and then concentrated
to obtain the residue (20.56 g). The purity of tert-butyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate
in the oily product was 82.7% and the yield was 93.4%.
Examples 8 to 15
[0043] Under the same conditions as those in Example 7, bis-substituted-phenyl phosphorochloridate
was prepared from various phenols,(3 equivalents each) and phosphorus oxychloride
(1.5 equivalent), and then tert-butyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate
was obtained. This product was quantitatively determined by HPLC, and the yield was
calculated.

Example 16
[0044] m-Cresol [11.50 g (0.106 mol.)] was dissolved in methylene chloride (90 ml). Phosphorus
oxychloride [7.41 g (48.3 mmol.)] was added to the solution under ice-cooling. A methylene
chloride solution (10 ml) of triethylamine [10.76 g (0.106 mol.)] was added dropwise
to the above-mentioned solution, and the resulting mixture was stirred for one hour.
Then, tert-butyl N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate [9.56 g (38.7 mmol.) was added to the mixture
at 10°C or below, and then, triethylamine [3.78 g (37.3 mmol.)] was added thereto.
The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for 7 hours, and then allowed
to stand overnight. On the other hand, a solution of methylene chloride (290 ml),
N-[(S)-I-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine [9.0 g (32.2 mmol.)] and triethylamine
[3.40 g (33.6 mmol.)] was prepared. The above-mentioned reaction mixture was added
dropwise, under ice-cooling, to the solution. The resulting mixture was stirred for
2 hours at 10°C or below, and then subjected to the same treatment and quantitative
determination as in Example 7. Yield: 21.9 g; purity: 61.8%, yield percentage: 82.7%.
Example 17
[0045] Benzyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate
[30.0 g (purity 81.1%)] obtained by the same manner as that in Example 4 was dissolved
in ethanol (250 ml). 350/o hydrochloric acid (9.3 g) and 50/
0 palladium-carbon (500/0 wet, 5.0 g) were added to the solution. Hydrogen was introduced
into the mixture at about 30° C (about one hour). After completion of the reaction,
the catalyst was filtered off, and washed with ethanol. The filtrate and the washing
were then concentrated under reduced pressure. Ethyl acetate (200 ml) was added to
the residue, and the mixture was again concentrated. Ethyl acetate (250 ml) was then
added to the concentrate, and the mixture was cooled to 10°C or below. The precipitating
crystals were collected by filtration, washed with ethyl acetate, and then dried under
reduced pressure to obtain N-[N-[(S)-I-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycine
hydrochloride [21.9 g (purity 94.70/o)]. Yield: 94.30/
0. In the mother liquor, the desired product in an amount corresponding to 3.0% was
detected.
Example 18
[0046] tert-Butyl N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate
[19.4 g (purity 83.6%)] was dissolved in ethyl acetate (70 ml). Under cooling at 10°C
or beiow, hydrogen chloride gas (17.5 g) was bubbled into the solution. The cooling
bath was removed, and then the reaction mixture was stirred at room temperature for
3 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and ethyl acetate
(70 ml) was added to the residue. The mixture was stirred for 1 hour under cooling
at 10°C or below. The precipitating crystals were collected by filtration, washed
with ethyl acetate and dried under reduced pressure to obtain N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyf-3-phenyl
propyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycine hydrochloride [14.7 g (purity 96.0%)]. Yield:
91%.
(Effects of the Invention)
[0047] By the present invention, intermediates for producing indan derivatives having anti-hypertensive
activities due to ACE inhibitory activities can be obtained safely and in a good yield,
and the obtained intermediates can be easily led to the indan derivatives having anti-hypertensive
activities, thus the present invention being useful as a method of preparing the indan
derivatives in an industrial scale.
1. A method for producing an indan derivative of the formula (Ia):

wherein R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group, R
3 stands for an aralkyl group and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group, or a salt thereof, which comprises (1) allowing a
diphenyl phosphorochloridate derivative of the formula (XIII):

wherein X and Y independently stand for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy
group or halogen, and a compound of the formula (XII):

wherein R
2, R
3 and R
4 are of the same meaning as defined above, to react with a compound of the formula
(XI) :

wherein R
1 stands for lower alkyl group or an aralkyl group in which the phenyl moiety may have
1 to 3 substituents, and (2) subjecting the obtained compound of the formula (I):

wherein each of the symbols is of the same meaning as defined above, to a hydrolysis
reaction to convert R
1 into hydrogen and if desired, converting the obtained compound of the formula (la)
into a salt thereof.
2. A method for producing an indan derivative of the formula (I):

wherein R
1 stands for a lower alkyl group or an aralkyl group in which the phenyl moiety may
have 1 to 3 substituents, R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group, R
3 stands for an aralkyl group and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group, which comprises allowing a diphenyl phosphorochloridate
derivative of the formula (XIII):

wherein X and Y independently stand for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy
group or halogen, and a compound of the formula (XII):

wherein R
2, R
3 and R
4 are of the same meaning as defined above, to react with a compound of the formula
(XI)

wherein R
1 is of the same meaning as defined above.
3. A method for producing an indan derivative of the formula (Ia):

wherein R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group, R
3 stands for an aralkyl group and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group, or a salt thereof, which comprises (1) allowing a
diphenyl phosphorochloridate derivative of the formula (XIII):

wherein X and Y independently stand for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy
group or halogen, and a compound of the formula (XII):

wherein R
2, R
3 and R
4 are of the same meaning as defined above, to react with a compound of the formula
(XI):

wherein R
1 stands for tert-butyl group, and (2) subjecting the obtained compound of the formula
(I):

wherein each of the symbols is of the same meaning as defined above, to an elimination
reaction to convert R
1 into hydrogen, and if desired, converting the obtained compound of the formula (Ia)
into a salt thereof.
4. A method for producing an indan derivative of the formula (I):

wherein R
1 stands for tert-butyl group, R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group, R
3 stands for an aralkyl group and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group, which comprises allowing a diphenyl phosphorochloridate
derivative of the formula (XIII):

wherein X and Y independently stand for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy
group or halogen, and a compound of the formula (XII):

wherein R
2, R
3 and R
4 are of the same meaning as defined above, to react with a compound of the formula
(Xl)

wherein R
1 is of the same meaning as defined above.
5. A method for producing an indan derivative of the formula (Ia):

wherein R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group, R
3 stands for an aralkyl group and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group, or a salt thereof, which comprises (1) allowing a
diphenyl phosphorochloridate derivative of the formula (XIII):

wherein X and Y independently stand for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy
group or halogen, and a compound of the formula (XII):

wherein R
2, R
3 and R
4 are of the same meaning as defined above, to react with a compound of the formula
(XI):

wherein R
1 stands for benzyl group in which the phenyl moiety may have 1 to 3 substituents,
and (2) subjecting the obtained compound of the formula (I):

wherein each of the symbol is of the same meaning as defined above, to a catalytic
reduction reaction to convert R
1 into hydrogen, and if desired converting the obtained compound of the formula (la)
into a salt thereof.
6. A method for producing an indan derivative of the formula (I) :

wherein R
1 stands for benzyl group in which the phenyl moiety may have 1 to 3 substituents,
R
2 stands for a lower alkyl group, R
3 stands for an aralkyl group and R
4 stands for a lower alkyl group, which comprises allowing a diphenyl phosphorochloridate
derivative of the formula (XIII):

wherein X and Y independently stand for hydrogen, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkoxy
group or halogen, and a compound of the formula (XII):

wherein R
2, R
3 and R
4 are of the same meaning as defined above, to react with a compound of the formula
(XI):

wherein R
1 is of the same meaning as defined above.
7. A method according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein R2 stands for methyl group, R3 stands for 2-phenylethyl group and R4 stands for ethyl group.
8. A method according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the compound of the formula
(XII) is N-[(S)-1- ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanine.
9. A method according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein X and Y stand for hydrogen.
10. A method according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the compound of the formula
(XIII) is prepared by reacting phophorus oxychloride and a phenol derivative of the
formula:
11. A method according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the reaction of the compound
of the formula (XI), the compound of the formula (XII) and the compound of the formula
(XIII) is conducted in the presence of a base.
12. A method according to any of claims 1,3 or 5, wherein the compound of the formula
(la) is N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycine
or a hydrochloride salt thereof.
13. A method according to claim 3, wherein the elimination reaction is conducted in
the presence of an acid.
14. A method according to either of claims 5 or 6, wherein R stands for benzyl group.
15. A method according to claim 5, wherein the catalytic reduction reaction is conducted
in the presence of an acid.
16. A method according to claim 6, wherein the compound of the formula (I) is benzyl
N-[N-[(S)-1-ethoxycarbonyl-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-N-(indan-2-yl)glycinate.